Jigawa Assembly passes N46.3bn supplementary budget for 2026

The Jigawa State House of Assembly has passed the 2026 Budget Review and Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N46.3 billion into law.
The passage followed the consideration and approval of 186 recommendations contained in the supplementary budget during the Assembly’s plenary on Monday.
Presenting the bill for consideration, the Majority Leader and Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Hon. Lawan Muhammad Dansure, said the supplementary appropriation would increase the state’s 2026 budget from the original N901.841 billion to N948.210 billion.
He said the additional resources would be channelled to various Ministries, Departments and Agencies to strengthen the implementat...